[sclug] Mounting NTFS from Linux boot CD.

[steven lane]

Matt,

Thank you!  This is exactly what I needed. Dogz Bollockz.

Regards
Steve

Quoting Matt <matt at bodgit-n-scarper.com>:

> * steven lane <steve at noxowls.com> [2004-01-14 10:19:19]:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Can anybody help me with a small problem please? I am trying to get
> > into a Windows 2k machine where the OS will not boot and the
> > administrator password is not known so the Microsoft Recovery Console
> > is useless.  One approach I figure may be to boot Linux from a CD,
> > mount the NTFS partition (overcoming NTFS and Windows security) and
> > make the necessary changes to get it to boot. 
> > 
> > Does anybody know if there is a distro that boots a minimal linux from
> > the CD and allows me to mount the NTFS partition?
> 
> http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/
> 
> That any good?
> 
> Matt
> -- 
> "A violent man will respond poorly to a gift of flowers."
> 


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